Kalilang in a hotel under renovation, and identity in Mindanao

It was a bit awkward for me and Omar, a reserved Maguindanaoan who tried to be informative, as we took a peek at the wedding of a couple from two big Maguindanaoan families in Cotabato City.
We were looking through the window from our side of the conference hall— we looked like kids wanting to gate [...]

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The Kalagans of Davao City

I took an aimless walk in downtown Davao City last Sunday. It was something born out of being a surrogate son of Dabaw.  I just wanted to explore what’s in store in the city’s streets. I know the Kadayawan Festival has rolled off so I was hoping I could see new things and sights this [...]

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Festivities can’t hide sorry state of Mindanao Lumads

DAVAO CITY (Mindanews/9 Aug) - The real face of Mindanao’s indigenous peoples is  not joyous as featured in festivals like the Kadayawan, an official of a group supporting indigenous peoples in Mindanao said.

The Solidarity Action Group for Indigenous Peoples (SAGIP), which is doing technical and organizational support to Lumad (indigenous peoples) communities in Southern Mindanao, [...]

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KADAYAWAN 2007: Calendar of Activities

All roads lead to Davao City for this year’s Kadayawan Festival. The whole month of August is festival fever in the city. Visitors from other places in Mindanao, the country and the world are expected to troop to Dabaw.

Organizers speak of this year’s focus on returning to the city’s indigenous ancestry. Will it bring in [...]

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(Updated) Duty-free shop back in Davao City

Three years after it pulled out of Davao City, the local duty-free shop will be reopened tomorrow together with other shops at the Davao International Airport.
In March, the news was disclosed by the Department of Tourism signaling the city is receiving more tourist arrivals.
There are other shops that will also open in the airport’s arrival [...]

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DOH trying to keep the doctors in the country

Health Sec. Francisco Duque III admitted to reporters today that the biggest problem facing the Department of Health as of now  is out-migration of the country’s health human resources.
He told MindaNews they have engaged in a battle to keep the doctors from going out by offering them packages to work extra with private hospitals, higher [...]

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Davao dumps ‘too commercialized’ Kadayawan

DAVAO CITY – Commercialized revelries would have to give way to
cultural education.
The city government here announced this today and disclosed that it
would discontinue holding high prized street competitions and street
parties that had drawn participants from many provinces in Mindanao.
Wendel Avisado, city administrator and co-chair of the Kadayawan
Festival 2007 steering committee, told reporters today that the
Kadayawan, [...]

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Extended weekend for Dabawenyos as city celebrates 70th foundation day

 
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 March) — As has been the tradition here, Dabawenyos will be on holiday on Friday, March 16, to celebrate the city’s 70th foundation day.
Residents and tourists will be treated to trade fairs, parades, concerts, celebrity gigs, sports events, beauty contests, and other highlights. Davao was formally inaugurated as a charter city in [...]

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Walkout mars RRD cagefest

DAVAO CITY (March 15/MindaNews) – The Duterte Agilas was declared winner by default after the Ozamiz Cotta walked of their knock out semi-final match against the host Agilas in the Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Invitational Basketball Tournament at the Davao City Recreation Center here Wednesday night.
The Ozamiz Cotta walked out after complaining of alleged “bad officiating” [...]

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(Update 6) Davao holds annual parade for 70th Araw ng Dabaw fest

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 March) – A 128-contingent parade of government, private, and civil society organizations drew throngs of people here as the city celebrated its 70th foundation day, which government officials said was successful and peaceful.

Spectators paid attention to the civic-military parade with historical and cultural themes showing Davao City’s culture [...]

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Dabawenyos spend holiday for city’s 70th foundation day

As has been tradition here, Dabawenyos will spend a holiday to celebrate the city’s 70th foundation day with pageantry.
Residents and tourists to the Araw ng Dabaw festivities will be treated to trade fairs, parades, concerts, celebrity gigs, sports events, beauty contests, and other highlights.
Organizers, however, warned they will not allow the celebration to be [...]

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